Is « dingue » masculine or feminine?
« dingue » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un dingue and une dingue, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le dingue / la dingue |
| With the indefinite article | un dingue / une dingue |
| With the partitive article | du dingue / de la dingue |
Plural
The plural is dingues (les dingues). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est toi le dingue.
You're the crazy one. -
C'est moi la dingue.
I'm the crazy one. -
Il travaille comme un dingue.
He works like a maniac.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « dingue » masculine or feminine?
« dingue » works as both. You will see un dingue and une dingue, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un dingue » or « une dingue »?
Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.